iPhone 4 has truly revamped Apple’s image in the Smartphone market. In the year 2010, iPhone 4’s sales only in the U.S. were over 3 million in the first week of its launch compared to 1.7 million of its predecessors. The numbers are speaking for it and advocating a strong impression of this new Apple product.

Many of the users that have bought iPhone4 use it for a variety of purposes. The corporate clientele of the machine is leveraging more out of its dynamic functions and services compared to the house hold user.

In the year 2010, we have seen a rise in mobile app development amongst the low end users as well. With companies such as AvenueSocial andSocialJitney, the iPhone generation is more inclined towards getting their personalized apps developed on this short-format aka mobile platform.

In December 2010, the video chat feature on iPhone 4 got a lot more useful with the addition of Skype to it. Skype announced its latest iPhone app update, enabling the users of Skype on Mac and Windows along with other iPhone OS devices. In addition to the Wi-Fi functionality, Skype’s iPhone video chat now manages to one-up Apple’s own FaceTime chat by working over 3G connections.

In the first quarter of 2011 (Q1), Apple is expected to launch 2 million more iPhones than originally planned according to a Taiwan-based component supplier, Digitimes. The increase in number of handsets reflects upon the consumer need and popularity of iPhone in the new fiscal year 2011.

Furthermore, news from the Apple blocks worth mentioning is the development of their first CDMA technology based phone. Verizon and Sprint’s network unlike AT&T and other global carriers operates on CDMA technology.

Apple is expected to ship around 5-6 million iPhones in Q1 that will feature the CDMA technology. Apple may be able to significantly expand the iPhone’s presence without killing the sales of its existing units too much.

Apple currently controls over 50% of the Smartphone market in the US. With the technological developments underway, it’s most likely that a smarter and more wide accepted version of iPhone will be launched in the market in near future.

iPhone 4 has most definitely given a boost to Apple’s image and with its adaptability and multi-carrier support feature it is sure to lead the Smartphone market in 2011 too.

Social media gained momentum in 2010 and in 2011 the use of social media strategies will continue to enhance to another level. However the buzzword social media actually is doesn’t make marketing any easier.  Social media is no doubt a powerful tool for marketers to strengthen their bond and relationship with different B2B companies as well as their customers. Social media can sky rocket one’s company but it does need its marketing space to be filled with attention, investment and innovation.

What does the year 2011 holds for social media?

As 2010 proved to be an important one for social shopping experiences, there was an increase in number of consumers making transactions online. What worked best and became viral was social networks reliability.Facebook connect was a hit and with that users were able to check out their friends recommendations and reviews online, which was actually a ‘built in’ trust factor that it conveyed to different users.

What comes next by Facebook as their further contributions to social media is yet to see. Marketers are already using Facebook to market their products and with social RPGs on Facebook brands have started generating revenue by merely placing advertisements in them.

Social media usage will increase in 2011

Number of users and fans will increase without a doubt. Facebook fan following being the highest rated according to social media statistics, is one of the factor that makes an obvious answer to how social network became viral.

Facebook is step by step incorporating everything; from Facebook connect to Facebook Open Graph. Gradually more people have started using social media for different reasons such as shopping, communicating with friends and socializing. Talking about Twitter which is already famous for being used most by businesses for engaging with their customers and it has already proved to be more beneficial and less time consuming as compared to the emails and various methods that were used before twitter.

The uber cool trends of social media

In 2011, social media marketing goes to another level entirely where it brings with itself an entirely new challenge for marketers. The top most challenge is that social media is becoming an awfully cluttered and noisy place. With more and more people becoming involved with social media, more brands and marketers have increased their social media budgets. With its reaching to entirely new level it is becoming more difficult to make way through the clutter and reach the desired audience.

Keeping in mind social media economics, sustainability and measurements can be acquired when practical revenue streams are created. Catering to the clients’ needs and maintaining a balanced relationship along with providing safe transactions that harmonize and incorporate social media experience. This creates a feasible environment that connects social media and commerce.